Table 6. Fatty acid composition of seed oil from different Job’s tears accessions and divided groups.
| Accession | Palmitic acid (%) | Linoleic acid (%) | Oleic acid (%) | Stearic acid (%) | Palmitic acid + Linoleic acid/Oleic acid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Group | |||||
| SCCD | 15.16 | 31.64 | 48.65 | 2.31 | 0.96 |
| ZJLD | 13.62 | 28.82 | 53.46 | 3.03 | 0.79 |
| Mean | 14.39±1.09 c | 30.23±2.00 b | 51.06±3.41 a | 2.67±0.51 ab | 0.88±0.12 c |
| Northern Group | |||||
| LNYX | 16.66 | 37.20 | 42.26 | 2.49 | 1.27 |
| SDHZ | 16.96 | 34.76 | 44.04 | 2.43 | 1.17 |
| AHBZ | 16.49 | 34.48 | 45.97 | 2.02 | 1.11 |
| Mean | 16.70±0.24 b | 35.48±1.50 a | 44.09±1.86 b | 2.31±0.26 b | 1.19±0.08 b |
| Central Group | |||||
| ZJJY | 17.77 | 39.52 | 39.15 | 2.47 | 1.46 |
| FJPC | 18.12 | 35.33 | 38.75 | 2.81 | 1.38 |
| ZJTS | 18.15 | 40.50 | 37.07 | 2.50 | 1.58 |
| Mean | 18.01±0.21 a | 38.45±2.75 a | 38.32±1.10 c | 2.59±0.19 b | 1.47±0.10 a |
| Southern Group | |||||
| GZXR | 18.60 | 36.18 | 40.17 | 3.61 | 1.36 |
| YNSZ | 18.14 | 36.44 | 41.49 | 2.98 | 1.32 |
| GXXL | 17.35 | 34.85 | 43.73 | 3.11 | 1.19 |
| Mean | 18.03±0.63 a | 35.82±0.85 a | 41.80±1.80 bc | 3.24±0.33 a | 1.29±0.09 ab |
Different lowercases indicated significant difference at level of 0.05 by Least-Significant Difference Test (LSD). Mean values and significant differences of fatty acid composition of divided groups were given in boldface. For divided groups see Fig 3.